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21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessUnit5Happiness21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessProverbsandQuotationsTobetrulyhappyisaquestionofhowwebeginandnotofhowweend,ofwhatwewantandnotofwhatwehave.[Br.]RobertLouisStevenson真正的幸福在于我们应怎样开头而不是怎样收场，在于我们所追求的而不是我们已收获的。[英]罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森Ifwecommandourwealth,weshallberichandfree;ifourwealthcommandsus,wearepoorindeed.[Br.]EdmondBurke如果我们能支配我们的财富，我们就会富裕而自由；如果财富支配了我们，我们就会真正贫穷。[英]埃德蒙·伯克21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessOutlineTeachingObjectivesPart1Lead-inPart2ReadingFocus—TextAPart3IntegratedExercisesPart4ReadingFocus—TextBPart5IntranetAssignments21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessTeachingObjectivesEatinganddrinkingwillbringyouhappiness,butindulgingyourselfcanmeanthelossofslimfigureandyoumayevengetobesity.Isitbettertorestrainyourselfsoastobethinandsoberortoeatanddrinktoyourheart’scontent?TextAtellsusthattheshort-termselfisnotnecessarilyevilandweshouldnotdepriveourselvesofperfectlygoodpleasures.TextBadvocatesthathappinesscanbeboughtanyway,aslongaspeoplespendmoneyinasmartway.Readontoseeifthetextscanbringyousomenewunderstandingabouthappiness.1.21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessBylearningthisunitstudentswillbeabletograspthemainideaandstructureofthetexts,masterthekeylanguagepoints,newwords,grammaticalstructuresteachingobjectiveandtranslationskills.Andstudentswillalsobeabletoimprovetheiroralcommunicationskillsandreadingcompetencethroughperformingtherelevanttasks.WritingFocusinthisunitdealswithhowtowritegoodnarration.2.3.21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessA.Lookatthepictureanddiscusswithyourpartneronthefollowingquestions.Lead-in1.Whendoyoufeelhappy?Howdoyoudefinehappiness?2.Doyouagreewiththestatementthathappinessiscreatedthroughself-awareness?3.Doyouthinkthathappinessisshort-lived?Whatdoyouneedifyouarelookingforlong-lastinghappiness?21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessLead-inB.ListeningPracticeListentotheshortpassageabout“CultivateYourHappiness”.Pre-listeningTaskWhatkindofpersonisahappyperson?Exchangeyourviewswithyourpartnerabouthowtogainhappiness?21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessLead-inB.ListeningPracticePost-listeningtaskAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.Isthereanyonewhocanbehappyallthetime?2.Howdowegainourhappiness,accordingtothepassage?No,butsomepeoplearedefinitelymorefulfilledthanothers.________________________________________________Beoptimistic,followyourgut,makeenoughmoneytomeetyourbasicneeds,stayclosetoyourfamilyandfriendsandkeepsmiling.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5Happiness3.Isourhappinesslargelyinfluencedbywhathappenedtous?4.IntheUS,howmuchmoneyisconsideredtobeenoughtomeetpeople’sbasicneedsandmakethemfeelhappy?5.Whichwillmakeusfeelhappier,havingasuccessfuljoborkeepingacloserelationshipwithourfamilyandfriends?No,ourhappinessislargelyinfluencedbyhowwethink._____________________________________________【Script】$40,000ayear._____________Thelatterhasagreaterimpactonourhappiness.________________________________________21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5Happiness【Script】CultivateYourHappinessHappinessisn’tthethingthatallofusstrivetofindandkeep.Nobodyishappyallofthetime,butsomepeoplearedefinitelymorefulfilledthanothers.Studiesonwhatmakespeoplehappyrevealthatitdoesn’thavemuchtodowithmaterialgoodsorhighachievement.Ifyouappreciateyourlifeyouaresuretobeahappyperson!Firstly,beoptimistic.Accordingtotheresearchers,weeachhaveabaselinelevelofhappiness.Nomatterwhathappens,goodorbad,theeffectonourhappinessisonlytemporary.Ourhappinessislargelyinfluencedbyhowwethink.Secondly,followyourgut.Beforeyoumakeadecision,theoptionsyou’reweighingareprobablyverysimilar,andthedifferencewillonlytemporarilyaffectyourhappiness.Sonexttimeifyou’redowntotwoorthreeoptions,justpicktheonethatfeelsright,andgowithit.21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessThirdly,makeenoughmoneytomeetyourbasicneeds:food,shelter,andclothing.IntheUS,thatmagicnumberis$40,000ayear.Anymoneyyoumakebeyondthatwillhaveminoreffectsonyourhappiness.Fourthly,stayclosetofriendsandfamily.Weliveinamobilesociety,wherepeoplefollowjobsaroundthecountryandsometimesaroundtheworld.Wedothisbecausewethinkincreasesinsalarywillmakeushappier,butthefactisthatourrelationshipswithourfriendsandfamilyhaveafargreaterimpactonourhappinessthanourjobsdo.Fifthly,Smile.Sciencesuggeststhatwhenyousmile,whetheryoufeelhappyornot,yourmoodwillbeelevated.Sosmileallthetime!Allinall,beinghappycomesfromyourcapacityoffeelingdeeply,enjoyingsimplyandthinkingfreely.21世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5HappinessReadingFocus-TextAFirstReadingReadthetextandthenanswerthequestionsintheleftmargin.〔Chinese〕长期快乐还是短期享乐TheLongandShortofItPaulBloomIsitbettertobeahappypigorsadSocrates1?Howshouldonechoosebetweenhappinessandothervalues,suchaswisdom,morality,andpiety?Youhaveanangelononeshoulder,thedevilontheother—whodoyoulistento?121世纪大学新英语读写译教程4Unit5Happiness〔Note1〕Socrates(苏格拉底,469BC-399BC)wasaGreekphilosopherandteacherwholivedinAthens,Greece,inthe400sBC.HeprofoundlyalteredWesternphilosophicalthoughtthroughhisinfluenceonhismostfamouspupil,Plato,whopassedonSocrates’teachingsinhiswritingsknownasdial